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...semifinal round on Monday, going up against the No. 2 team of Stephane Rod and Laulund from Virginia Tech, the Crimson pair found itself in a huge hole, down 3-6 in the tiebreaker. Lingman and Riddell beared down, however, managing to surprise their opponents by winning five straight points to win the tiebreak 8-6 and thus the match...
...Regionals featured 48 teams, including two other Harvard squads. Co-captain Oli Choo teamed up with junior Cliff Nguyen and started out hot, beating the top Monmouth squad 8-0 and a team from Dartmouth 8-2 in the round of 32. But the duo ran into Rod and Laulund one round too early, losing...
Rodriguez, 20, now known as K-Rod by virtue of his strikeout prowess, has reason to feel confident. He has all of about a month of big-league experience, but it has been a sensational month for him--and a sensational year for his team. The Angels finished two games from last in their division a year ago, and despite winning this year's American League wild-card spot, they figured to go quietly against the mighty Yankees. Instead, the Halos trounced New York and then the Minnesota Twins, turning Disneyland into the second most popular attraction in Orange County...
...sniper rampage to the ones who came before. Like the other bullets, this one is carefully carried into the lab and hand-delivered to Walter Dandridge, 50, the principal examiner in the case. Using a bit of sticky wax, he attaches the crumpled slug to a slender rod suspended under his Leica comparison microscope, positioning it side-by-side with one of the bullets fired by the sniper. Then he rotates the slugs 360°, turning them back and forth like paired dancers beneath his eyepiece. After a long study, he pushes away from the table. It will take several hours...
...Ballagan felt that a Bollywood film would be the most effective way to air the subject of sexual health. So she pried $30,000 out of the National Health Service, convinced a prominent Birmingham writer, Rod Dungate, to develop a script, and flew to Bombay. There she roped in producer and director Gautam Verma, known for not shying away from controversial topics. He, in turn, persuaded several top soap stars to take part. "You could see a bit of fear on their faces," recalls Ballagan. "They were wondering if they would ruin their reputations acting in an AIDS movie...